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Suspect flees as police uproot 24 cannabis plants in Simalungun

Police found 24 cannabis plants growing among coffee trees in Juma Lepar, Dolok Silau, Simalungun, North Sumatra, on 14 June 2024 and uprooted them. The suspect, SG alias Cege, fled as officers reached his house; his wife and 17-year-old child were taken to the police station for questioning.

🇮🇩 Juma Lepar, Nagori Ujung Bawang, Dolok Silau, Simalungun, North Sumatra · Indonesia

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Police found a cannabis field ready for harvest, hidden among coffee trees in Juma Lepar, Nagori Ujung Bawang, a village in Dolok Silau district, Simalungun, North Sumatra.[1] The field was discovered on Friday 14 June 2024.[2] Police seized 24 plants, about a metre tall, from a field belonging to SG, also known as Cege.[1] The plants were estimated to be about a year old.[2] They had been tied to coffee trunks or long bamboo so they would not stand out.[2] Officers uprooted all 24 and took them to the police station as evidence.[2]

SG was 45, police said.[3] He fled when officers went to his house, escaping through the kitchen door into a ravine.[2] Police said he was still being hunted.[2] His wife SMB, 38, and child RAG, 17, were taken to the Dolok Silau police station for questioning.[2] AKP Irvan Rinaldy Pane, head of the Simalungun narcotics unit, said the operation followed a report from local residents.[3] Village officials accompanied the officers, he said.[3]

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Sources

  1. Disamarkan Pohon Kopi, Ladang Ganja Ditemukan di Dolok Silau Simalungun. SINDOnews Daerah, 15 June 2024. In Indonesian.
  2. Polres Simalungun sita 24 pohon ganja dari ladang warga. ANTARA News Sumatera Utara, 16 June 2024. In Indonesian.
  3. Tanam ganja dikebun kopi, sekeluarga di Simalungun diamankan polisi. ANTARA News Sumatera Utara, 15 June 2024. In Indonesian.

Open questions the AI reported

  • The reports differ on when SG fled: one says the night of Thursday 12 June 2024, while others link it to the police visit around the field's discovery on Friday 14 June.
  • No weight for the 24 plants and no area for the field were reported.
  • The reports name no arrest of SG and no charges or court outcome, and they do not say whether SMB and RAG were detained or released.

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